Choose A Normal Lost Phone
Choose A Normal Lost Phone if you want a Casual experience. 1,373 Steam reviews back the pick.
A Normal Lost Phone vs Escape Tales: The Awakening
A Normal Lost Phone and Escape Tales: The Awakening both land in Indie on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both are Indie games on Steam. A Normal Lost Phone (2017) is 7 years older than Escape Tales: The Awakening (2024). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Escape Tales: The Awakening
Choose Escape Tales: The Awakening if you want an Adventure experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2024) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Escape Tales: The Awakening launched in 2024.
Both A Normal Lost Phone and Escape Tales: The Awakening sit in Indie on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 A Normal Lost Phone |  Escape Tales: The Awakening | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2017 | 2024 |
| Genres | Indie, Casual | Indie, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | Price unknown | 7.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 88.9% positive (1,373 reviews) | 3 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Accidental Queens | Bluekey Games |
Side by side
- Both are Indie games on Steam.
- A Normal Lost Phone (2017) is 7 years older than Escape Tales: The Awakening (2024).
A Normal Lost Phone vs Escape Tales: The Awakening — FAQ
- Should I play A Normal Lost Phone or Escape Tales: The Awakening first?
- If you want chronology, A Normal Lost Phone (2017) came out before Escape Tales: The Awakening (2024). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are A Normal Lost Phone and Escape Tales: The Awakening similar?
- They overlap on Indie on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.